defense secretary leon panetta will announce the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the policy change will overturn a 1994 rule that banned women from being part of the combat units. it will open more than 200,000 combat positions to women. despite the combat ban, women in the military have still given their lives for their country. more than 150 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. >>> and gay rights activists are making a new appeal to the white house. they want president obama to ban federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. current federal law bans discrimination based on sex, race, and national origin but does not mention sexual orientation. the white house says the president is not ready it issue an executive order implementing the ban at this time. >>> this morning, lance armstrong faces his first lawsuit since coming clean about doping his way to seven tour de france wins. two men are suing armstrong and his book publishers for false advertising. they say they bought his books because they believed his story about a ride to vic